2020-When Energy Storage Got Serious in India Updated On Fri, May 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy The recent win for Renew Power in the round the clock power tender for 400 MW at Rs 2.90 kWh marked a huge turning point for storage in India too. For one, the renewable+ storage combination as a way to get power at all hours possibly, and at scale, is no longer a possibility that […] Read more
Grid Imbalance Becoming An Issue For RE in Australia-Woodmac Updated On Thu, Apr 30th, 2020 by Saurenergy Wood Mackenzie (Woodmac), the global research firm has highlighted the hurdles renewables energy growth is facing in Australia. The firm says that while the renewable energy project pipeline in the National Electricity Market (NEM) remains massive at 67 gigawatts (GW) capacity (6GW under construction and 61GW in announced projects), the current conversion rate to firm […] Read more
Tariff of Renewable Plus Storage Tenders now Competing With Thermal Updated On Thu, Feb 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy In the last one year in India, there has been a growth spurt in storage tender issuance, however, only for a few small tenders, the auctions are successful. In most other tenders, the storage capacity was so high that it leads to infeasible tariffs, and eventually to cancellations of many of these tenders, JMK Research […] Read more
Energy Storage Industry Seeks Relief in Sitharaman’s Budget 2020 Updated On Sat, Jan 18th, 2020 by Saurenergy Powered by expectations of favourable Budget from the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1, the energy storage industry body India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) has provided its recommendations for the upcoming Union Budget 2020. From Sitharaman’s second Union Budget, the energy storage industry is expecting various measures including cut in goods and services tax […] Read more
ADFD Approves Record $105 mn Funding for 8 RE Projects Updated On Mon, Jan 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy ADFD has approved USD 105 million for eight renewable energy projects in developing countries in the seventh cycle of the IRENA/ADFD Project Facility. The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has confirmed the allocation of approximately USD 105 million for eight renewable energy projects in developing countries in the seventh cycle of the IRENA/ADFD Project […] Read more
SECI Issues Amendments for 1.2 GW Renewables Tender Updated On Tue, Dec 3rd, 2019 by Saurenergy SECI has made few changes and extended the bid submission deadline for its 1.2 GW tender for setting up of ISTS-connected renewable projects The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has announced in its latest notification that it has made few changes and extended the bid submission deadline for its 1200 MW (1.2 GW) tender […] Read more
SECI Schedules Meeting With Prospective Bidders for 1200 MW RE Tender Updated On Wed, Nov 13th, 2019 by Saurenergy SECI will conduct a technical meeting with prospective bidders for its tender for setting up of 1200 MW RE projects with assured 6-hour peak power supply. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has notified that it will conduct a technical meeting/ session with prospective bidders for its tender for setting up of 1200 MW […] Read more
SECI Issues RfS for 400 MW ‘Round-the-Clock’ RE Power Updated On Mon, Oct 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy SECI has issued its RfS for the “Round-the-Clock” supply of 400 MW renewable energy to NDMC and Dadra & Nagar Haveli. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued its Request for Selection (RfS) document for the selection of renewable energy developers for “Round-The-Clock” supply of 400 MW renewable energy to the (200 MW) […] Read more
India’s Safeguard Duty Move has Not Helped Much: Sudhir Aggarwal Updated On Fri, Sep 27th, 2019 by Saurenergy India’s move to impose safeguard duty on import of solar cells and modules last year hasn’t helped domestic manufacturers much. While import of solar cells and modules from China have declined since the duty was implemented in July 2018, India still imported USD 1.9 billion worth of panels in the 11 months ended June 30, […] Read more
